Home Your council News and information Media releases Media releases 2021 2021 MEDIA RELEASES January 2021 Whakatāne River swimming near the boat ramp and wharf Droughts and floods – the Bay of Plenty’s new extremes New rules for boat ramp users a New Zealand first Dry weather takes its toll on stream flows in Rotorua region February 2021 Air and wastewater discharges lead to $130,000 in fines for Ziwi Limited “If in doubt, check us out” Inanga abounds in purpose-built habitat on Whakatāne riverbanks Resource consent declined for new jet fuel storage facility in Mount Maunganui March 2021 Shining a light on corporate greenhouse gas emissions Biannual oil spill training exercise Container Storage Company fined for environmental offending Decarbonisation of bus fleet to be investigated Free bus fares for the mobility impaired ... April 2021 Last chance for funding from Clean Air Rotorua Funding available for Bay environmentalists Contamination investigation underway in Mount Maunganui Industrial Area Appeals resolved through the Environment Court May 2021 Don’t be the weakest link this winter – Help protect our region’s stopbanks $200k available for BOP environmental groups Bus patronage grows bucking COVID trend Maintenance works to start at Pakihikura Ōpōtiki Wharf Initial PFAS investigation wrapped up ... June 2021 Consultation now open for the Bus Network Refresh Regional Council funding helping volunteers help the environment Volunteers crucial to Bay of Plenty work New Accessibility Concession on its way from next week Regional Council to invest $1.86bn over next 10 years ... July 2021 Statement regarding passing of Philip Sherry Risk of water restrictions eased Government delay concerns Regional Transport Committee Significant funding for Bay of Plenty climate change projects August 2021 Bay beaches do recover from erosion Regional Council working hard to deliver essential services Get travelling with Transit Motiti Protection Area now in place Council keen to get youth to say 'YIP' ... September 2021 Bay of Plenty regional transport vision shared with Minister of Transport Community relationships key to Regional Council’s biosecurity success Dust on the decline in Mount industrial area Regional Transport Committee encouraged by $1.4bn boost in Government funding